Vinyl pressings
by Caravan · 1974
Caravan & The New Symphonia was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 9 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
ZAL-12931.P-1W BK 4DSide A stamped, variant 1
ZAL-12932.P-1W H 2BSide B stamped, variant 1
ZAL-12931.P-1W I 1Side A stamped, variant 2
ZAL-12932.P-1W A 1Side B stamped, variant 2
TI ZAL-12931-1 STERLING A3Etched, Side A Runout [STERLING and final A stamped]
TI ZAL-12932-1 STERLING A8Etched, Side B Runout [STERLING and final A stamped]
ZAL 12931 THLabel, Side A
ZAL 12932 THLabel, Side B
ZAL 12931 BEST STERLINGSide A runout
ZAL 12932 BEST STERLINGSide B runout
ZAL 12931 BWSide A label
ZAL 12932 BWSide B label
ZAL 12931 ALLabel, Side A
ZAL 12932 ALLabel, Side B
ZAL 12931 W SterlingSide A etched runout
ZAL 12932 W SterlingSide B etched runout
T1 ZAL-12931-1
T1 ZAL-12931-1
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Canada | London Records PS 650First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | France | Kingdom Records KV. 6008First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | Brain 1054 / Metronome 1054First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | Deram DL51First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Japan | Deram DL51First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Pink Elephant PE 877 063 / Kingdom Records PE 877 063First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Pink Elephant PE 877.063 / Pink Elephant PE 877.063First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Deram SML.1110 / Deram SML 1110First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | Deram SML-R 1110 / Deram SML- R1110First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | Deram SML-R 1110LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1974 | US | London Records PS 650First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | London Records PS 650First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | London Records PS 650 / Decca PS 650First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | London Records PS 650First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | London Records PS 650First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Europe | Deram UMCLP063 / Universal Music Recordings UMCLP063LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Kingdom Records 506008 / Kingdom Records KV. 6008LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Brain 1054 / Brain brain 1054LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
23 vinyl pressings of Caravan & The New Symphonia are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1974 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in UK, US, South Africa, Canada and more. One of them is Deram SML-R 1110.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SML-R 1110, PS 650, SML.1110, KV. 6008) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZAL-12931.P-1W BK 4D and ZAL-12932.P-1W H 2B. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
